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Agua Dulce Independent School District is a public
school district A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
based in the community of Agua Dulce,
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). The district serves students in west central Nueces, and east central Jim Wells counties. Within Nueces County it includes Agua Dulce and half of Rancho Banquete.


History

In 1910 the Agua Dulce Independent School District was founded; Sophinia Thompson was the first teacher. The school system was consolidated with that of Bentonville in 1932.


Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $128,302,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.021 per $100 of appraised valuation.


Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.
" by the
Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.
. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). Historical district TEA accountability ratings *2011: Academically Acceptable *2010: Academically Acceptable *2009: Academically Acceptable *2008: Academically Acceptable *2007: Academically Acceptable *2006: Academically Acceptable *2005: Academically Acceptable *2004: Academically Acceptable


Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district operated two schools. *
Agua Dulce High School Agua Dulce High School is a public high school located in the city of Agua Dulce, Texas and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Agua Dulce Independent School District located in western Nueces County and eastern Jim Wells C ...
(Grades 6-12) *Agua Dulce Elementary (Grades PK-5)


See also

*
List of school districts in Texas This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Region and County. Geographical school districts in Texas are (with one exception, the Stafford Municipal School District) completely independent from city or county jurisdiction. Texas sch ...
*
List of high schools in Texas This is a list of high schools in the state of Texas. Anderson County * Cayuga High School, Cayuga *Elkhart High School, Elkhart * Frankston High School, Frankston * Neches High School, Neches * Palestine High School, Palestine * Slocum High Sch ...


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* {{Region 2 School Districts in Texas School districts in Nueces County, Texas School districts in Jim Wells County, Texas School districts established in 1910 1910 establishments in Texas